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Ripple CEO Denies Reported US$4–$5B Circle Acquisition Amid IPO Plans
Ripple has not made a bid to acquire Circle, the issuer behind the second-largest stablecoin in the world, USDC, according to CEO Brad Garli...

Retail Crypto Traders Pivot to Practical Use Cases as Risk Appetite Erodes
Retail crypto investors haven’t disappeared – they’ve simply shifted gears, according to Bitget Chief Operating Officer, Vugar Usi Zad...

Altcoin “Banana Zone” Fizzles as Bitcoin Dominance and High Yields Stifle Rally
The “banana zone” is a term thrown around a lot on Crypto Twitter. It’s supposed to mean that a massive altcoin season is unfolding. R...

Trump Family Unveils $TRUMP Wallet Waitlist with $1M in Rewards as Crypto Empire Grows
The NFT marketplace, Magic Eden, has announced a new $TRUMP wallet is under development in collaboration with the team behind the presidenti...

Democrats Accuse SEC of “Hiding the Ball” in CLARITY Act Briefing
House Democrats are accusing the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of partisan interference after the agency allegedly refused to pro...

Reuters: Coinbase Aware Since January of Data Leak Potentially Costing $400M
All this time, it turns out that Coinbase learned that a contractor working for outsourcing firm TaskUs was leaking customer data months bef...

Dubai Regulator Greenlights Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin for Use in DIFC
Ripple’s US dollar stablecoin RLUSD has been greenlit by Dubai’s top financial regulator, allowing licensed firms within the Dubai Inter...

Strategy Doubles Down on Bitcoin, Adds 705 BTC for US$75 Million
Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, has acquired another 705 Bitcoin for US$75.1 million (AU$116.1 million) between 26 May and 1 June...

NBX Makes History as Norway’s First Public Company to Hold Bitcoin
Norwegian Block Exchange (NBX), a leading Nordic cryptocurrency exchange and digital asset platform, has taken a landmark step by acquiring ...

Whale Watching: Profit-Taking as Bitcoin Pulls Back Amid Macro Headwinds
After hitting a new all-time high (ATH) of US$111,970 (AU$173,136) on May 23, 2025, Bitcoin (BTC) has been eyeing higher highs but has faile...

Crypto ATM Scams Rip Off Aussies: Seniors Bear the Brunt
An investigation by Australia’s financial crimes watchdog, AUSTRAC, has revealed widespread lack of compliance by crypto ATM (CATM) operat...

Bonk Unleashes First On-Chain Arcade Shooter, Letting Players Win Tokens
Bonk (BONK), one of Solana’s biggest memecoin by market cap, has launched its first officially licensed video game, Bonk Arena, in collabo...